purplekedi's VirtualTourist Home Page

Nir & I have been married for 5 years and we both wanted to settle when we met in New York. Since then, we've been trying to settle and it just isn't happening! So, until we figure out our next move, maybe Tel Aviv, maybe teaching in China or working in a farm in Uruguay, who cares?

So, there, we were in Israel. Such an experince; for good and bad :)

My husband is the one with long hair in the picture. Oh, and he's a chef. :)

It all began in Morristown, NJ about quarter a century ago. Since then I've been trying to settle. This desire has just led me to travel more, in order to find the place I belong.. Here you see a beautiful sunny day of Jersey, well, I was born when there was 7 inches of snow.

I was born to an American father and a Turkish mother, go figure!

I spent most of my life in Turkiye, although never got a chance to see everything I wanted to. She's big Turkiye & beautiful. I hope to be able spend as much time as possible there in the future. In any case, half of my family is still there!
In Turkiye, you both of the worlds.

New York! The Big Apple! Whachama call it, it's fantastic! You can get whatever you want, whenever you want. The city of lights, where life goes on 24/7. (It's also where I met my husband Nir. Musicals, Culinary Culture, The Guggenheim, Metropolitan, West Village & East Village... Home to John Lennon...
What more can I say?
So, at the age of 19 I was back living in States, this time across the river :)
Until I met Nir and that took me to Israel.

London is a great city to travel. You can never see everything and will be surprised how many parks a city can have! For me, being a sun-lover, traveling there in the summer is a must! Pack your umbrealla for any case though.

We came to London for Nir's Culinary Arts Studies and planned to stay only for 6 months. Instead, we ended up living in London for 2 years.

Budapest... It's a dreamy city. Hungarians are great people. History, Arts, Roman Baths, White Horses... Whatever you seek, you shall find...

My obsession with Budapest is related to my grandmother (from the Turkish side of the family) She was a visiting lecturer for 2 years there, and she always wanted to take me one dayto Budapest. Unfortunately her health never allowed it and I could only tell her stories from my Budapest trip.